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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhh3TSw8ac0 << listen to this while reading the paper.

            Net neutrality is a concept with a definition that is frequently debated as much as the issue itself is debated.  Many articles on the internet not entirely clear as to exactly what it is, so I decided to get to the bottom of the matter, as I myself had little to no understanding of what "net neutrality" meant.  An article on Cybertelecom says it is a term that has been accused of being nothing but a meaningless slogan used by its proponents, with no true definition—so while that's not too encouraging, it also inspired me to find out more.

     As social creatures, human beings inevitably possess the drive to learn new things through collective interaction. Oral and written communication is essential in the development and nurturing of the human mind throughout its growth and even after it has “matured.” Realistically, learning is a process that never slows down but exponentially increases thanks to constant brain stimulation found in daily life. The brain is the one organ that arguably becomes “better” with age because it is capable of processing a never-ending stream of information from the outside world.

February 21, 2010

You Say Copyright, I Say Creative Commons: Cory Doctorow

Intellectual Property P2P – Fanfiction as Emerging Genre

class notes 2/17/10

Anne begins with pictures of various covers of PL
quote from Ralph

Calamity shows off her stunning memory skills and identifies who is not here

HW: read through ch 26 for Monday

Discussion of Tom Stoppard’s play of same title- play within a play
man and woman- she’s commiting adultery
later find out that that was a play- that he wrote?
layers of “real thing” where is it? is falling in love the real thing, question of performance
how to decide real thing in life/love/etc

Generational difference of perception- scene 7 The Real Thing the play
House of Cards play within the play
“love is colonization”

Anne: the question of real, seeing it everywhere…